MITSUBISHI-HEAVY-INDUST

MHI Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MTH), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, Ltd. (MHI)(TOKYO:7011), has received certification for its
electric compressor for automotive air conditioners as compliant with
Version 3 (Level 3) of Automotive SPICE (Software Process Improvement
and Capability dEtermination), the industry standards for the in-vehicle
software development process jointly formulated by European car
manufacturers (finished vehicles). Certification was provided by DNV GL,
a third-party certifying body based in Norway, and will enhance MTH’s
overall competitiveness in Europe and the global market.

MHI Thermal Systems merged with MHI Automotive Thermal Systems, Co.,
Ltd. (MCCJ), a specialist in automotive air-conditioning systems,
effective January 1, 2018. The consolidation of technologies and
business resources broadened the business scope and enhanced efficiency,
and the company has worked to strengthen its global competitiveness.
This certification is a reflection of those measures, and going forward
MTH will utilize its objectively verified advanced technology
development capabilities to target the automobile manufacturers for whom
Automotive SPICE Ver. 3 certification is an essential requirement in a
supplier, and uncover demand in Japanese and overseas markets for
increasingly sophisticated car air conditioner electronic control
technologies.

About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, is one
of the world’s leading industrial firms with 80,000 group employees and
annual consolidated revenues of around 38 billion U.S. dollars. For more
than 130 years, the company has channeled big thinking into innovative
and integrated solutions that move the world forward. MHI owns a unique
business portfolio covering land, sea, sky and even space. MHI delivers
innovative and integrated solutions across a wide range of industries
from commercial aviation and transportation to power plants and gas
turbines, and from machinery and infrastructure to integrated defense
and space systems.
For more information, please visit MHI’s
website: www.mhi.com/index.html
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